Stamp.



No. 791,608. f PATBNTED JUNE P. s. BUTTERWORTH @L s. F. HART. STAMP.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 16I 1904.

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No. l791,608.

UNITED STATES Patented Junel 6, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

HART, OF ASHLAND, VIRGINIA.

STAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 791,608, dated June 6,1905.

4 j Application filed June 16,V 1904.. Serial No. 212,838.

To all ull/1,0m t may con/cern.:

lBe it known that we, PAUL S. BUTTER- WORTH, residing at Richmond, inthe county of Henrico, and STEPHEN FARRAR HART, residing at Ashland, inthe county of Hanover, State of Virginia, citizens of the United States,have invented a new and useful Stamp, of which the following is aspecication.

This invention relates more particularly to hand-stamps carrying aplurality of designations or names any of which can be brought intoproper position for marking purposes The object is to provide a verysimple and novel structure of the above character which can be easilyunderstood and operated and in which the arrangement of the names ordesignations can be varied as often as necessary with ease andexpedition. A

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, v

wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the stamp. Fig. 2 is averticallongitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 svacross-sectionalview. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the toothed wheel. Fig. 5is a detail perspective view of one of the namecarrying plates. y

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a frame is provided comprising a backplate 6, having at its ends depending ears 7. A handle 8, located uponthe back plate 6, is secured thereto by a suitable fastener 9, passingthrough said plate 6 into the lower end of the handle.-

A head 10 is revolubly mounted in the frame, being located beneath theback plate 6 and between the ears 7. The head is journaled to the earsby means of headed pins or gudgeons`r stantially in the form ofdovetails-that is to say, their inner portions are wider than theirouter sides. The seats receive the looped portions 13 of doubled stripsextending the ,length of the head and having their outer K strips thatare located in the seats, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Name-carryingplates 16 are slidably fitted in the guideways thus formed and aredetachable therefrom, said plates carrying the usual rubber stamps'l?.For the purpose of normally holding the head against rotation a toothedwheel 18 is employed, -that is attached to one end of the head, theteeth 19 thereof projecting beyond the annular face of said head.

A spring-holding dog 20, located in a substantially horizontal positionupon the back plate 6, has one end disposed beneath the handle 8 andsecured by the fastener 9. The other end portion is doubled outwardly,as shown at 21, to form a thumb-piece and depends as illustrated at 22,the free terminal being inturned to'form a nib 23, said nib passingthrough and slidably engaging in a slot 24, formed in the adjacent ear,and, furthermore, detachably engaging between the teeth 19 of the wheel.The ends of the namecarrying plates 16 are preferably provided withseats 25, that are alined with the spaces between the teeth 19, and thuspermit the nib to properly engage the wheel.

The manner of using this device, it is thought, will be clearly evident.The names or designations are made inthe usual manner of rubber and arefastened upon the plates 16. These plates are then slipped into theguideways and can be arranged in any sequence desired. The name ordesignation which it is desired to use is placed lowermost, and this canbe accomplished by raising the latch or dog and revolving the head. Whenin proper position, the dog is permitted to engage between the teeth,thus holding the head against revolution upon the-frame.

parent to those skilled in the art without fur,-V ther description, andit will be understood that various changes in the size, shape,proportion, and minor details of construction may. be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of .theadivantagesof the inven. tion.

Having thus described our invention, what` we claim asnew, and desire tosecure by Let-v ters Patent, is-

l. In a stamping device, the combination` With a frame comprising a backplate having,

depending ears, 'of a handle projecting from the back plate and locatedon the side opposite. the ears,ra head -journaled to and between theears and having a radial series of teeth, and a spring holding-dogmounted on thevside of the back plate having the handle and providedwith a terminal tooth that extends through the. frame and coaets withthe teeth of the head toL hold said head against rotation.

2.A In a stamping device, the combination..

with a frame, of a revoluble headjournaledon the frame and havinglongitudinally-disposed spaced grooves forming-seats, spacedldoubledstrips fitted in the seats and extending longitudinally of thehead, said strips each :having outwardly-extending ,offset longitudinalmargins that overlie the head, the adjacent margins of the adjacentstrips .having their edges spaced apart and forming longitudinally-disf-It will therefore" be apparent that this device `is a convenient posedguideways between them, and plates detachably -fitted in said guidewaysupon the heads.

3. In a stamping device, the combination with a frame, of a revolublehead journaled on the frame and having spaced seats, spaced doubledstrips -iitted in the seats and having outwardly-extending offset freemargins located over the face of the head the adjacent margins of theadjacent strips being spaced apart and forming guideway's between them,and plates detachably fitted in said guideways.

4L. In astamping device, the combination with a frame, of a revolublehead journaled on the` frame Vand having spaced seats, looped stripsfitted in the seats and having oppositelyextending olset free marginslocated over the face ofthe head forming guideways, and holding-keystted longitudinally. in the loops of the strips.-

5. `In a stamping device, th'e combination with a frame, of a handlesecured-to the frame,

a revolublefhead` journaled in the frame and.

tion provided with an inwardly-extending free terminaLsaid. terminalhaving a vsliding; en-

gagement fwiththetrame `and detachably en-` gaging theiteeth of thewheel to hold the head againstrevol-u-tion. i

In testimony that .we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaflixed our signatures f in thepresence of two witnesses,l

PAUL S; BUTTERVORTH. STEPHEN FARRAR HART.,

Witnesses EDWARD 1S.' BENNETT, ROBERTy vHrI-IAwKs.Q

